The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
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TIE freight traffic Of the st. Louis
Air line has increased fully 200 csrs
over that Of last week. Much Of the
business 10 due 10 the fact that all
the immense grain trade OF the New.
port News and Missouri Valley rail-
road from Bt. Louis to Newport News
Ia hauled from b.. Louis to Louisville
over the Air line.
THl Northern Pacific has discharged
all It's passenger conductors on the
Yellowstone, Mountain and Idaho di.
visions. On the Missouri division
one has been given his walking pa
pers, aud on the Dakota division two
OF the Oldest employees OF the com.
pany have had 70 seek other employ.
ment. The road has been investigated
by spoilers during the last lew weeks.
Oars GRARDnAu, Mo-, special TO the
Globe Democrat: The engineers In
charge Of Msj. Mcdonnell have COM
plet,d their locating survey Of the
Mississippi River Railway from Bush
berg to this city, aud Left this morn
ing for their headquarters In bt. Louif.
They report fnlly ~ good route from
Bushberg 10 Cieryyille o. they found
from there here, In which the greatest
grade IA lees than ten feet The en-.
slneers are highly pleased with the
route and predict an early completion
oil the road to this point
The Railway Age says OF the new
Memphis aud Sherman line: The 1t.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad,
which since lis change from narrow to
standard gauge 10 rapidly assuming
importance, has completed an FL on.
sion Of lis miles from Mount Pleas
ant westward TO Sher nan, Tex and
will put on through trains between
Memphis and Sherman. This com.
pany has already system Of some $50
miles, and has several Important ex-
tensions In Arkansas, Louisiana md
Texn under way.
BAN FnAsoIsco papers make the
statements that petroleum furnaoss
have aesln been put Into one OF the
Southern Pacific Compsny's ferry
,tssmers. that the rest Of the compa.
ny's Ierr,boats will also be fitted up
with pet oleum burners, and that the
change may even be extendsd 10 ths
oompany's locomotives. BY using The
oil Tor fusl tbs company expects e
save about 1900 annually on each
steamer. About q yeaf. ago an nj
tempt 10 use petroleum Tor fuel wa
made, but abaadoned b cause espe
cIally Low rates had be n made Tor tn
Transportation Of coal from one oil ~
mines.
RAILWAY Asx: The Southern IA
clsc Company guarantees TO delegate
70 the National Educational Ansoeli
tons convention 10 be hell at sA
Francisco next year q round VI
rate of $40 from the Missouri riys
which iud erei that rates TO the I,
eifie coast are not Likely 10 be II
creased indeed the sharp rednctio
from the old exc ssiye charge Of $l2
Chicago TO Han Francisco, which .
suiied from The competition 81 u
transcon,inentslI roads, has proved
excellent thing ilT the railways
well a. 20 the public, and has vast
stimulated travel 10 the Pacific Goa
and the pfeseut rates should never
increased.
HsrrpsvIlLR special; The Lou
Vile and Nashville railroad is dol
an unprecedented amount Of busin'
Mihis point, tbs demand for fnis
cars being much greater than I
supply. Mills are making large sh
ments oil hlur 10 Southern clti
Seven ballast trains are consian
employed on Me g.. Louis and Sou,
eastern division, puttipg the track
complete order. IL Ia stated that /
Louisville aud Nashville 10 making
effort 10 tE,nd tho branch OF
T., A. and +. railroad, which n
through the southwestern portion
Christian 10 O.diE, In order 10 dr
the heavy trade which the OHIO V
ley IL seeking 10 secure, by the and
Hopkinsyiilu aud rfifg county.
PADuoln Ky } special 10 the Gle
Democrat: Tue incorporalors Of
pasueah and Tennessee TAilrca,
projected line from PAducah thro
Benton ard Murray 10 Paris, Tei
met this morning NJ the Law { llie
Bigger & Gardner 10 perfect
orsanirltion. Toe iollo~lng on
and direct m vers elected: Pfesd
Thomss II Payer, Of Paducah;
president, X l. Ellison, Of Mur
secretary AID treasurer, "a z. M
of PsduoAh. Dineto'H-R l. Eli
John q. Mex raih, h. g Keys an
q. Nnp, a Moray; \ r. Nohl
Gilbert, +. II. Pa yea and J. NJ
scr of Padueah;J II. sir,w,O. Pa
Of Benton ] II johnson, Of shl
and w, w. Janes, of Paris, I
Surveys will shortly be made aot
read advanced ~ lhpluil ~ pp"
TIE DIT, Ct IL q feasible one, AZ,
right men have |, In hand.
RAILWAY AoK; Some Of the ra
telegraph operators are moving
care the passage by Gorge 0 Of
mailing II penal ofisnSe for anl
way eompany 10 employ islet
operator 20 dirsol the moyemS
pasgenger trains who has no,
GRANTED . government lieerss. |
lW IL expected 90 becnfe erea
AGENCY m the highly important
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